RUSH Act of 2018
Latest action · Aug 8, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations Act of 2018 or the RUSH Act of 2018
This bill establishes a program through which qualified group practices may provide certain items and services that are normally provided at hospital emergency departments to individuals who (1) are entitled to Medicare hospital services, (2) are enrolled for Medicare medical services, and (3) reside in qualified skilled nursing facilities.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2018 to Dec 12, 2018; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jul 25, 2018 |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Original | Jul 25, 2018 |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Original | Jul 25, 2018 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Jul 25, 2018 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Aug 3, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Nov 9, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Dec 6, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Dec 6, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Dec 10, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Dec 12, 2018 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2018 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 8, 2018 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2018 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 27, 2018 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 8, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 27, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 25, 2018Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2018Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 125, July 25, 2018, page H7687.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a program to allow qualified group practices to furnish certain items and services at qualified skilled nursing facilities to individuals entitled to benefits under part A and enrolled under part B of the Medicare program to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- RUSH Act of 2018
- Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Aging
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Home and outpatient care
- Licensing and registrations
- Medicare
- Nursing
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
